War of the Limburg Succession

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The War of the Limburg Succession was a late 13th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire over the inheritance of the Duchy of Limburg, drawing in major regional powers and reshaping the political balance in the Low Countries.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf succession crisis ⓘ
war ⓘ
belligerent Adolf VIII of Berg ⓘ
Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg ⓘ
John I of Loon ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brabant ⓘ
Reginald I, Count of Guelders ⓘ
cause disputed inheritance of the Duchy of Limburg ⓘ
conflictOver Limburg ducal title ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Limburg

control of strategic routes between Meuse and Rhine ⓘ
conflictType feudal conflict ⓘ
consequence expansion of Brabantese influence in the Meuse–Rhine region ⓘ
increased autonomy of some Rhenish cities ⓘ
rise in importance of Cologne’s surrounding territories ⓘ
dateOfMajorBattle 1288-06-05 ⓘ
endTime 1289 ⓘ
hasBattle Battle of Worringen ⓘ
hasCause competing claims to the Limburg ducal title ⓘ
extinction of the male line of the ducal house of Limburg ⓘ
hasMajorBattle Battle of Worringen ⓘ
historicalRegion Lower Lorraine ⓘ
Lower Rhine ⓘ
locatedIn Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
mainSubject Duchy of Limburg ⓘ
namedAfter Duchy of Limburg ⓘ
opponentOf County of Guelders ⓘ
Duchy of Brabant ⓘ
Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Liège ⓘ
participant County of Berg ⓘ
County of Guelders ⓘ
County of Jülich ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Jülich

County of Loon ⓘ
County of Mark ⓘ
Duchy of Brabant ⓘ
Duchy of Limburg ⓘ
Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Liège ⓘ
partOf history of the Low Countries ⓘ
medieval wars in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
result Duchy of Limburg annexed by the Duchy of Brabant ⓘ
shift in regional power balance in the Lower Rhine area ⓘ
strengthening of the Duchy of Brabant in the Low Countries ⓘ
victory of Brabant and its allies ⓘ
weakening of the County of Guelders ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Worringen ⓘ
startTime 1283 ⓘ
timePeriod late 13th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Limburg → significantEvent → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
Battle of Worringen → partOf → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Worringen 1288
Battle of Worringen → conflict → Limburg succession crisis ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Worringen 1288
linked to: War of the Limburg Succession
Battle of Worringen → partOf → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
House of Jülich → conflict → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
House of Limburg → involvedIn → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
Reginald I, Duke of Guelders → participatedIn → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
Reginald I, Duke of Guelders → conflict → Limburg succession dispute ⓘ
linked to: War of the Limburg Succession
Siegfried II of Westerburg → conflict → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
John I, Duke of Brabant → conflict → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg → conflict → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
Adolf VIII of Berg → participatedIn → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
Adolf VIII of Berg → conflict → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ
John I of Loon → participatedIn → War of the Limburg Succession ⓘ